Oro Valley council vote frees $2.42M for new police headquarters

Oro Valley council vote frees $2.42M for new police headquarters

Oro Valley will tap millions from its savings to help pay for a new police headquarters after the Town Council voted unanimously Sept. 17 to lower its General Fund reserve requirement from 30% to 25%, freeing about $2.42 million.Vice Mayor Melanie Barrett brought the policy change forward as the town identified cash to cover roughly a $3.7 million balance on the future Oro Valley Police Department headquarters a 50,500-square-foot office buildin…